Video: Robert Green’s red card for England v Ukraine and Andriy Shevchenko’s penalty miss

Rob Parker | October 10, 2009

West Ham keeper sent-off for England

Poor old Rob Green was sent-off 14 minutes into England’s World Cup qualifier in Ukraine after being played into trouble by Rio Ferdinand (too casual yet again). Fortunately for England, Andriy Shevchenko missed the subsequent spot-kick after David James had come on to replace Aaron Lennon. See the penalty after [...]

Video: Andriy Shevchenko likes to go on TV dressed as a member of a 1970s boy band

Rob Parker | April 1, 2009

Yeah, that’s right

Keep your eyes peeled and when the member of this ‘band’ second from the right allows his floppy hair to leave his face, you will find none other than Andriy Shevchenko hidden beneath.
The band is then joined on stage by a woman clutching what appear to be Polaroid photos. She whispers something in [...]

Top Five Premier League Ukrainians

Rob Parker | April 1, 2009

The Ukrainians who have visited England before

1. Oleg Luzhny
If every proof was needed that slow and steady wins the face, our top Premier League Ukrainian is former Arsenal defender Oleg Luzhny. He didn’t set the world alight with the Gunners, but he was certainly more consistent than his compatriots.

2. Andriy Shevchenko
An owner’s signing if ever [...]